Wednesday, October 17, 2018

WEP - Deja Vu

The results weren’t good enough.

Again.

Jonah’s research and planning had been thorough. Now, he’d have to reanalyze his data to figure out where it had all gone sideways. No matter how careful and methodical he was, he just couldn’t emulate the results of that first trial.

Disappointment seeped into his bones until Jonah wanted to weep. His premise was sound, the research was solid, his planning meticulous. He needed to figure out how to extrapolate that research into reality. Nothing counted except results.

With a sigh, Jonah pulled out his cell phone to document the current mess. He’d gone into this knowing that it would take multiple trials before he found consistent success, but that first lucky hit had made each subsequent failure more difficult.

Which variable was he missing? Was it in the timing, the speed, the angles?

Jonah took photos from all directions looking for anything that would show him the way out of this deja vu cycle of failure.

A scrap of noise had Jonah jolting up from the pavement. He’d gotten so caught up in the failure, he’d lost track of his surroundings. Moving out of the light, Jonah gathered his nerves along with his knives. He needed to get home, analyze his mistake, and prepare so he could continue his work.

As he eased away from the circle of light, Jonah caught glimpses of where he’d erred and where he’d succeeded. The body lay perfectly centred in the pool of blood, but the wounds weren’t symmetrical. The facial expression showed a moment of confusion, not fear.

Welcome to WEP - and I look forward to reading more stories. If this one is anything to go by they'll be a good read. Inside the mind of a murderer? He seems so earnest and focussed on his 'research' I thought he was a victim, not a perpetrator. Well done.

A murderer carving up bodies with precision, for research? Or is it more complicated?"He needed to figure out how to extrapolate that research into reality." That line is CHILLING! What reality? Possibilities are scary! *shivers*Great piece, Jemi!

Hi Jemi! Welcome to WEP! So glad you took the plunge and didn't you plunge in! I loved the mystery of it, seemingly so innocent. You led us on beautifully...then...pow...'Jonah gathered his nerves along with his knives - the first indication to me that there were further depths to plunge. Very chilling to think he's going to keep on killing with precision until he gets it right. Hmm. Shades of The Fall.

Well done you and I hope we see you again in December. See? It's not so hard is it?

I was led astray thinking of an object he was building, but it appears he wants to do the perfect murder? I guess there are perfectionists in all walks of life. Hope I don't meet this one. Welcome to the WEP challenge. Enjoyed your entry.

The blood the screamsplaying over and overin my head as I place the body just so. All must be right. Nothing out of place.My God get it right, do it over again and again.I know this is true the voices keep telling me

Hi, Jemi! Welcome to the WEP challenge. This prompt was certainly an EYE OPENER.... You certainly let me in a different direction at first. I thought he was a medical examiner or something. Then WHAM! Nicely done... smooth and very clean writing...

Hi Jemi - that was really 'horrid' ... and experimenting like that ... yugh - can you tell me where Jonah is - as I need to make sure I don't go near his city!! I'd loathe to be part of his experiment!! Brilliantly done - as they others have implied I thought we were in a research lab ... now I have to face the rest of the day - good to see you here - cheers Hilary